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Jack the Ripper: Invention of a Monster
How the Victorian press invented our image of Jack the Ripper.
Jack the Ripper as we think of him, is an invention of the Victorian media. They took the complete absence of hard facts about the killer, and populated it with the period's anxieties, fantasies and fears.
We're joined again by Dr Bob Nicholson, presenter of 鈥楰illing Victoria鈥� podcast on 蜜芽传媒 Sounds.
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
